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This Week’s Schedule O Monday – Individual Oral
Presentations O Tuesday – PSAE/ACT ReviewO Wednesday – PSAEO Thursday – PSAEO Friday –Post-PSAE Celebration
What is the PSAE?O DAY 1 – ACTO DAY 2 – Work Keys
O Prairie State Achievement ExamO Combines your scores from the ACT
and WorkKeys to determine if YOU meet the Illinois Standard
O Graduation requirementO Senior promotion requirement
ACTO EnglishO Math O Reading O Science O Writing
O How many questions and how long?
ACTO English- 75 questions, 45 minutes, Punctuation,
Grammar, Sentence Structure, Style, OrganizationO Math- 60 questions, 60 minutes, Easy Hard, Pre-
Algebra (14Q), Elementary/Intermediate Algebra (19Q), Geometry (23Q), Trig (4Q)
O Reading- 40 questions, 35 minutes… pacing is KEY!, 4 passages (8-9 min/passage),Main Idea, Vocabulary, Development, Voice, Implied Idea, Explicit Detail, Application
O Science- 40 questions, 35 minutes, Interpretation of graphs & charts, Data representation (15Q), Research Summary (18Q), Conflicting Viewpoint (7Q)
Reading StrategyO Know how many passages you can doO Choose your passages based on your
interestO Humanities, Prose Fiction, Natural
Science, and Social Science O Take your time on the passages you
have and when 5 minutes is called, bubble in the remaining passages with your LETTER OF THE DAY
Work KeysO 50% of your PSAE score
O What does this test? O Get half of the questions right and
you can get a certificate, which is GREAT for your resume and job interviews
Tips from Seniors/Ms. Moylan
O GUESS/DO NOT LEAVE ANY BUBBLE BLANK – Make sure you have a LETTER OF THE DAY
O Have a positive attitudeO Get enough sleep (go to bed by 10pm)O Eat breakfast O Show up prepared and on time O Take deep breathsO Wear a watch for time management
Affect/Effect
Affect Effect
O Think: “to influence”O MOST of the time =
verb
O The heat affected her mood.
O The bad news affected her spirit.
O Think: as a resultO MOST of the time =
noun
O The effect was eye-popping.
O The sound effects were amazing.
Affect/EffectO The Midwest has been severely _____ by
the flooding this spring. (affected/effected)O The fire in the apartment building _____
over 20 families. (affected/effected)O How will the new president _____ the
economy? (affect/effect)O The new seat belt law will go into ____ on
May 31. (affect/effect)O The _____ of the tornado was awful.
(affect/effect)
Comma SpliceO She obviously chose that candy bar,
she is a sucker for chocolate.
O Separate two independent clauses.
O She obviously chose that candy bar; she is a sucker for chocolate.
O She obviously chose that candy bar. She is a sucker for chocolate.
To fix or not to fix…O Since the music outside effected
Staci’s mood. She was now smiling instead of crying.
O Who’s money is that?O Chad goes to the grocery store and
got: milk, eggs, cheese and bread.O My mom is mad at me, I got home
late.
AnswersO Since the music outside AFFECTED
Staci’s mood, she was now smiling instead of crying.
O Whose money is that?O Chad went to the grocery store and
got several groceries: milk, eggs, cheese and bread.
O My mom is mad at me; I got home late.
ACTO The student felt
capable to do very well on the ACT exam.O A: NO CHANGEO B: capable of doing
very well on the ACT exam.
O C: capable to doing well on the ACT exam.
O D: capable in doing well on the ACT exam.
O The artist was totally aiming for perfection.O A: NO CHANGEO B: tried super
hardO C: made a lot of
effortsO D: aimed
ACTO The student felt
capable to do very well on the ACT exam.O A: NO CHANGEO B: capable of doing
very well on the ACT exam.
O C: capable to doing well on the ACT exam.
O D: capable in doing well on the ACT exam.
O The artist was totally aiming for perfection.O A: NO CHANGEO B: tried super
hardO C: made a lot of
effortsO D: aimed
ACTO When John saw the
book on the desk, he told his friend that he had better study it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: told his friend to
study it.O C: told his friend that
studying was necessary by him.
O D: told his friend that the book needed to be studied by him.
O The teacher and the student were engaged in a heated debate over the date of Joan of Arc’s capture, and it turned out that she was right.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the right one was
she.O C: the right one was
her.O D: the student was
right.
ACTO When John saw the
book on the desk, he told his friend that he had better study it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: told his friend to
study it.O C: told his friend that
studying was necessary by him.
O D: told his friend that the book needed to be studied by him.
O The teacher and the student were engaged in a heated debate over the date of Joan of Arc’s capture, and it turned out that she was right.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the right one was
she.O C: the right one was
her.O D: the student was
right
ACTO August Wilson’s cycle
of plays depicting the African-American experience garnered much attention because they were so realistic.O A: NO CHANGEO B: they had so much
realismO C: their realism was so
apparent.O D: it was so realistic.
O I saw a gorgeous heirloom tomato at the farmer’s market, so I bought it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: so I bought
they.O C: so I bought
this.O D: so I bought
them.
ACTO August Wilson’s cycle of
plays depicting the African-American experience garnered much attention because they were so realistic.O A: NO CHANGEO B: they had so much
realismO C: their realism was so
apparent.O D: it was so realistic.
O I saw a gorgeous heirloom tomato at the farmer’s market, so I bought it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: so I bought
they.O C: so I bought
this.O D: so I bought
them.
ACTO Machiavelli argues that if
one wants to be a good leader, one doesn’t necessarily have to be honest.O A: NO CHANGEO B: you don’t necessarily
have to be honest.O C: honesty is not
something that you’ll necessarily need.
O D: being honest is not required of you.
O If you park in front of fire hydrants, one will receive many parking tickets.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one will be
receivingO C: you will find
oneself having received
O D: you will receive
ACTO Machiavelli argues that if
one wants to be a good leader, one doesn’t necessarily have to be honest.O A: NO CHANGEO B: you don’t necessarily
have to be honest.O C: honesty is not
something that you’ll necessarily need.
O D: being honest is not required of you.
O If you park in front of fire hydrants, one will receive many parking tickets.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one will be
receivingO C: you will find
oneself having received
O D: you will receive
ACTO It was the peoples
impression that the criminal was guilty.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the peoples’
impressionO C: the peoples’s
impressionO D: the people’s
impression
O His teacher (probably not the most refined man always arrived to class with spaghetti-sauce stains on his shirt.O A: NO CHANGEO B: teacher, probably not
the most refined man)O C: teacher (probably not
the most refined man)O D: teacher probably –
not the most refined man)
ACTO It was the peoples
impression that the criminal was guilty.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the peoples’
impressionO C: the peoples’s
impressionO D: the people’s
impression
O His teacher (probably not the most refined man always arrived to class with spaghetti-sauce stains on his shirt.O A: NO CHANGEO B: teacher, probably not
the most refined man)O C: teacher (probably
not the most refined man)
O D: teacher probably – not the most refined man)
ACTO Without her contributions- her
probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would not have been successful.O A: NO CHANGEO B: her contributions, her
probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would
O C: her contributions – her probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would
O D: her contributions; her probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would
O The dapper gentleman sported a rare and delightful form of facial hair the French Fork.O A: NO CHANGEO B: a rare and delightful
form of facial hair; the French Fork.
O C: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork - .
O D: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork.
ACTO Without her contributions-
her probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would not have been successful.O A: NO CHANGEO B: her contributions, her
probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would
O C: her contributions – her probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would
O D: her contributions; her probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would
O The dapper gentleman sported a rare and delightful form of facial hair the French Fork.O A: NO CHANGEO B: a rare and delightful
form of facial hair; the French Fork.
O C: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork - .
O D: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork.
ACTO His dim witted
jokes failed to amuse her.O A: NO CHANGEO B: His dim-
witted jokesO C: His dim
witted-jokesO D: His dim,
witted jokes
O Grammar is enjoyable, it elevates the soul.O A: NO CHANGEO B: enjoyable it
elevates the soul.O C: enjoyable; it
elevates the soul.O D: enjoyable, the
soul is elevated by it.
ACTO His dim witted
jokes failed to amuse her.O A: NO CHANGEO B: His dim-
witted jokesO C: His dim
witted-jokesO D: His dim,
witted jokes
O Grammar is enjoyable, it elevates the soul.O A: NO CHANGEO B: enjoyable it
elevates the soul.O C: enjoyable; it
elevates the soul.O D: enjoyable, the
soul is elevated by it.
ACTO The in class essay
made all of the students a little anxious.O A: NO CHANGEO B: The in-class-
essayO C: The in-class
essayO D: The in class-
essay
O After Jessica showed me her bejeweled gravy boat, I knew I must have one like her’s.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one like hers.O C: one like her.O D: one like hers’,
ACTO The in class essay
made all of the students a little anxious.O A: NO CHANGEO B: The in-class-
essayO C: The in-class
essayO D: The in class-
essay
O After Jessica showed me her bejeweled gravy boat, I knew I must have one like her’s.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one like
hers.O C: one like her.O D: one like hers’,
ReflectionO What was the
hardest skill/question/idea from today? Explain.
O How prepared do you feel for the ENGLISH portion of the ACT? Explain?
O How prepared do you feel for the other sections of the ACT? Explain.